Underwear



i' To all whomzt may concern.'

UNITED; Smeer/ENT OFFICE-- A.Annina DUvALL', or CHICAGO, .,ILLINoIs.

" UNDERWEAR;

Be it known that I, ADELE DUVALL, `a citizen of theUnitedl States, and a resident of the city vof Chicago, in the county of Cook andv State of Illinois, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Underwear; and I do hereby declare that theV following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and'to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.V

' This invention relates to an improvedk article of underwear particularly adapted for use by women,and designed for the utmost convenience andA comfort of the wearer. The ordinary type of womens union suits possess many disadvantages, but, by my invention, I overcome these disadvantages by constructing a garment substantially the same as the usual type'of union suit but with the further addition or provision of a short skirt section preferably woven integral with or securely stitched to the garment though not necessarily so, and disposed at the back of the garment so that when the garment is worn, the skirt portion hangs downwardly from slightly below the waist line to a point slightly above the knees, tting comfortably over and around the buttocks of the wearer Y and held extended around the sides by the manner of fastening. It is an object therefore of this' invention to provide an underwear garment of an improved construction utilizing'anauxiliary skirt section integral with'the garment securely stitched thereto or detachably connected thereto, as desired.

It is also an object of this invention to construct an improved'type of underwear' garment consisting in combination with a union suit of a sln'rt section secured slightly below the waist line of the garment at the back thereof, and'attached thereto on downwardly curving lines, along the sides of the garment, and depending from the points of attachmentwith the sides and bottom edges of said skirt free to a point slightly above the knees of thev wearer. i

It is furthermore an object ofthisinvention to construct an under garment for womens wear comprising a union suit portion provided with a skirt section secured to or woven integral therewith, said skirt section attached along its top edge which speciiicationrof Leiters Patent.' Patented Sept. '14,' 19,210. Appliaiioii inea aprilv 9, 1917. serial 110. 160,672. I l' curves downwardly from the rear' slightly fitting suit portion, 'a vskirt seatsection 'freelyn depending .at the back` thereof. 5

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the draw-ings and hereinafter more fully describedfy Y In the drawings; f.

Figure lis a side view' of Ia person wearing a garment embodying'the principles of my invention. Y j

F ig; .2`isa' side' and rearaview of son wearing theigarment. I

Fig.,3 is a side view of the complete garment with the lower half vshown in central vertical section.

Fig. 4 is a detail section view illustrating the integraly interwoven attachment of the skirt section to the main body portion of the garment. Y Y

Fig. 5 is a modified view illustrating the skirt section stitched to the main portion of the garment. Y n

Fig. 6 is a view of a personseated in a chair wearing the garment illustrating the disposition'of the parts.

As shown in the drawings: i

The reference numeral l, indicates thebody portion of a garment above the waist line of a wearer, and 2, the leg portions of the garment, with the crotch between said leg portions 2,entirely open from the front to the rear of the garment, as designated by the reference numeral 3, and shown in Fi 3. The skirt section, which is woven the lperintegralwith the garment 1 2 or, if de-V end of said skirt section also leading slightly Y forwardly along the sides of the garment as well as downwardly, so that when the wearer sits down the forward connection at theV upper edge tends to pullsomewhat on'the sides of the apronor skirt section and'causes same to lit smoothly under the body when in the sitting position. Y

In the modified form of device shown in F ig. 5, the main garment is denoted as a whole by the reference numeral 7, and the skirt section by the reference numeral 8, and the skirt is attached along its upper edge by a line of stitching 9.

The operation is as follows:

In all positions of the wearer, the skirt ysection 4., on the undergarment is disposed close to, though not necessarily in contact with thenpper extremities of the limbs of the wearer, that is, depending freely therefrom with.the wearer in a standing position and, when :the wearer is seated, held .closely inwardly beneath the personl by the skirts or .other Vouter garments worn. VThe skirt section 4 serves effectually to prevent .contact of other garments worn by the -person, with the bodyralong the open crotch portion 3, of the garment l-2, in the different postures assumed by the person, so that protection is not only afforded the :body of the person by the skirt Vsection 4, but the outer garments of the wearer are also protected from direct Contact with the body.

I am aware that various details Vof Vconsubscribing witnesses.

struction may be varied throughra wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted 0therwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as thy-invention. An undergarment having a crotch opening, an apron adapted to conceal and cover said opening, said apron extending to approximately the knees of the wearer and being attached by a line of stitching or its the apron to the body ofthe wearer is in-V sured in all postures.

In testimony vwhereof I have hereunto subscribed my name 1n the presence of two ADELE DUVALL. Witnesses CHARLns W. HILLS, Jr., EARL M, HARDINE. 

